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Welcome Santiago!

Santiago joins the Group!

Welcome Santiago!

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Prof. Mefford giving talk

Prof. Mefford gives a talk at the 2025 Materials Outreach Program (MROP)

Prof. Mefford gives a talk at 2025 MROP

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Welcome Bea and Manseong!

Bea and Manseong join the Group!

Welcome Bea and Manseong!

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Tyler Mefford giving a lecture on polymer catalysts

Prof. Mefford gives invited talk at Non-stoichiometric and Mixed Conducting Compounds VIII

Prof. Mefford gives an invited talk on mixed conducting polymer electrocatalysts at the 2024 ECI Non-stoichiometric and Mixed Conducting Compounds VIII conference in Tainan, Taiwan

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Convergence Magazine's Summer 2024 cover

Prof. Mefford's research featured in Convergence Magazine

Focus on Batteries

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Ivan Zhao headshot

Ivan receives the UCSB Edison STEM Research Summer Scholarship

The UCSB Edison STEM Research Scholarship is designed to aid talented undergraduate students to participate in research under the direction of a UCSB faculty mentor/research affiliate in one of the following fields: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Science, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or Statistics. Ivan will work on developing a testing platform for regenerative alcohol fuel cells. Congrats Ivan!

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Headshots of Henry Northen, Ivan Zhao, and Mikayla Walsh

New Undergrad Researchers

Henry, Ivan, and Mikayla join the lab!

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Converge Magazine Winter 2023 Cover

Prof. Mefford joins UCSB's Chemical Engineering Department as an Assistant Professor

Prof. Mefford is featured in Convergence Magazine's article on new faculty hires.

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